A nurse has completed morning care for a client. There is no visible soiling on her hands. What type of technique is recommended by the CDC for hand hygiene?
A) Do not wash hands, apply clean gloves.
B) Wash hands with soap and water.
C) Clean hands with an alcohol-based handrub.
D) Wash hands with soap and water, follow with handrub.
Ans: C
The CDC recommends that a health care worker whose hands are visibly soiled or contaminated with blood or body fluids wash the hands with soap and water. If the hands are not visibly soiled, an alcohol-based handrub can be used.
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